Kwathi lapho u -Ahiya ezwa izigqi zezinyawo zakhe ekungeneni kwakhe emnyango, wathi: Ngena, mkaJerobowamu; uzishayelani omunye ; mina ngithunyiwe kuwe nginendaba elukhuni.

Lapho uThowu inkosi yaseHamati ezwa ukuthi uDavide ushayile yonke impi kaHadarezeri inkosi yaseSoba,

Lapho u -Eli ezwa umsindo wokukhala , wathi: Uthini umsindo walokhu kumemeza na? Lowo muntu washesha waya wamtshela u-Eli.

Lapho uThoyi inkosi yaseHamati ezwa ukuthi uDavide u shayile yonke impi kaHadadezeri,

Lapha uZebule umphathi womuzi ezwa amazwi kaGali indodana ka -Ebedi, kwavutha ulaka lwakhe.

Bheka, ngimi ngasemnyango ngingqongqotha ; uma umuntu ezwa izwi lami, avule umnyango, ngiyakungena kuye, ngidle naye, naye adle nami.

Kuthe u-Ananiya ezwa lawo mazwi, wawa phansi, wafa, ukwesaba okukhulu kwehlela bonke abezwa lokho.

Kepha amadoda ayehamba naye ayemi engenakukhuluma, ngokuba ezwa izwi kodwa ayengaboni muntu.

Ngakho-ke kwathi ezwa ukuthi uyagula , wahlala futhi izinsuku ezimbili endaweni abe kuyo.

Uma umuntu ezwa amazwi ami engawalondi , lowo angimahluleli mina , ngokuba angizanga ukuba ngahlulele izwe, kepha ukuba ngisindise izwe.

Kuthe uPilatu ezwa lelo zwi, kwayikhona esaba kakhulu,

Umphathi wokudla ezwa amanzi aphenduke iwayini , engazi ukuthi livelaphi, kepha izinceku ezaziwakhile amanzi bezazi , umphathi wokudla wabiza umyeni, wathi kuye:

Yaphendula, yathi kuwo: Hambani nimlandise uJohane lokho enikubonile nenikuzwile ukuthi : Izimpumputhe ziyabona , izinyonga ziyahamba , abanochoko bayahlanjululwa , izithulu ziy ezwa, abafileyo bayavuswa , abampofu bayashunyayezwa ivangeli;

Kepha ezwa ukuthi sekubusa u -Arkelawu eJudiya esikhundleni sikaHerode uyise, wesaba ukuya khona; eseyaliwe nguNkulunkulu ngephupho wamuka waya kwelaseGalile;

kuze kuthi, lapho ezwa amazwi alesi sifungo , azibusise enhliziyweni yakhe ngokuthi: Ngiyakuba nokuthula, noma ngihamba ng enkani yenhliziyo yami , ukuze kuqedwe okuswakemeyo kanye nokomileyo,

wathi ezwa ukuthi ngiphakamisa izwi lami ngimemez a, washiya ingubo yakhe kimi, wabaleka, wagijimela phandle.

Uma umuntu ona lapho ezwa izwi lesifungo , engufakazi wokuthile, noma ekubonile noma ekwazi, engakusho nokho, khona wothwala ububi bakhe;